Creatures

10 Easy Drawing Ideas

These are 10 easy things to draw when you are bored! I have collected 10 easy drawing projects for Procreate with which you can get started right away! These easy drawing tutorials are perfect to follow when you feel stuck of when you are bored. So let’s have fun!

Brushes used:

  • Dry Ink Brush
  • Monoline Brush
  • Medium Nozzle
  • Wet Sponge
  • Wash Brush
  • Glowing Brush
  • Round Brush
  • Soft Brush
  • Light Pen
  • Old Beach Brush
  • Studio Pen
  • Tinder Box Brush
  • Eaglehawk Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2500 x 2500 pixels

Projects:

  • Creating a Colorful Animal Portrait: Learn to transform a photo of your pet into a vibrant, expressive artwork using a color-changing brush technique
  • Designing Glowing Stars: Master the art of drawing and glowing star-filled skies, incorporating color dynamics and layer blending modes for a luminous effect
  • Crafting an Abstract Watercolor Piece: Explore abstract art by creating random lines and filling them with watercolor brushes for a relaxing painting session
  • Drawing a Cute Cat with Symmetry Tool: Utilize Procreate’s Symmetry tool to draw an adorable, perfectly symmetrical cat, enhancing it with colors and shadows
  • Making a Minimalistic Tree: Discover how to use selection tools and layer masks to create a stylized, minimalistic tree with a calming aesthetic
  • Drawing Black and White Planet Doodles: Delve into drawing various planets with unique textures and rings, adding depth and interest to a cosmic scene
  • Painting a Simple Watercolor Landscape: Learn to layer washes of color to form a serene landscape, complete with clouds and a sun, on a textured paper effect
  • Creating a Cute Bee Illustration: Combine basic shapes and Procreate’s drawing guides to create a charming bee, surrounded by flowers and clouds
  • Building Stylized Watercolor Houses: Use artistic brushes to construct colorful, stylized houses, adding windows, doors, and trees for a whimsical village scene
  • Crafting a Colorful Little Monster: Experiment with shapes, colors, and layers to bring to life a unique monster, filled with personality and whimsy
Landscapes

Paper Cutout Desert

In this cozy corner of the digital art world, we dive into the fun and easy technique of creating a paper cutout desert scene in Procreate. It’s an easy, fun-filled tutorial where I walk you through every step, ensuring you end up with a piece of art that pops right off your canvas. Using only Procreate’s native brushes, we’ll play with colors, textures, and shadows to bring our desert to life. And guess what? You don’t need anything fancy to start—just your iPad, Procreate, and a sprinkle of creativity.

Brushes used:

  • Script Brush
  • Soft Brush
  • Corrugated Iron
  • Monoline Brush
  • Fine Tip

Canvas Size:

  • 2300 x 3000 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Creating Wavy Lines: The initial steps involve using the Script Brush to create wavy lines across the canvas, simulating layers of paper cutouts for the desert landscape
  • Adding Color and Texture: Through the tutorial, you learn to add color to your layers and how to enhance them with textures using different brushes, including the use of Alpha Lock to apply gradients and the Corrugated Iron brush for a cardboard effect on cacti
  • Creating a Paper Cutout Effect: A significant skill taught is giving each layer a realistic paper cutout look by duplicating layers, adjusting their colors to lighter tones, and shifting them slightly to create a layered paper effect
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Paper Cutout Mountains

In this tutorial we’ll create a mountain landscape with a paper cutout effect. It’s a great technique to add more interest to your stylized landscape illustrations and it’s really easy!

Brushes used:

  • Script Brush
  • Monoline Brush
  • Soft Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2300 x 3000 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Creating Layered Mountain Ranges: Learn to design varied mountain silhouettes using the Script Brush, employing color filling and alpha locking to add depth and mist for a layered effect
  • Applying Paper Cutout Effect: The tutorial teaches you to simulate a paper cutout look by selectively adding light and dark edges to your mountains, achieving a textured, three-dimensional appearance
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Night Sky

This Procreate tutorial is short and sweet! In just 15 minutes I will show you how you can create this night sky landscape on your iPad. We’ll use brushes that are already in the app plus some free Procreate brushes from my treasure chest, so don’t forget to sign up for my weekly newsletter if you haven’t already.

Now let’s get started and create a lovely landscape!

Brushes used:

  • Medium Brush
  • Monoline Brush
  • Soft Brush
  • Script Brush
  • Pine Tree Brush
  • Simple Grass Brush
  • Light Pen
  • Blackburn Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2500 x 2500 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Gradient Creation: Learn how to create a gradient in Procreate by making use of Gaussian Blur
  • Layering Techniques: Learn how to build up an illustration with multiple layers for the sky, hills, moon, and details like trees and grass
  • Using Alpha Lock: You’ll apply gradients to shapes by locking layers, preventing colors from going outside the shapes
  • Drawing Assists and Transformations: Utilize Procreate’s drawing guide for perfect lines and warp tool for dynamic distortions
  • Brush Adjustment: Learn how to adjust a brush to make it perfect for creating nebula clouds
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Sunny House

In this tutorial we’ll create this whimsical scene with a house in the sun. During this tutorial we’ll make use of the perspective grid, so it’s a perfect exercise for perspective drawing. Once we have created our little house, I’ll show you how you can color the scene and create a playful effect. Let’s get started!

Brushes used:

  • Basic Sketcher
  • Base Painter
  • Monoline Brush
  • Script Brush
  • Spackle It Brush
  • Grassy Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2500 x 2500 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Setting Up a Perspective Grid: Learn how to create a two-point perspective grid in Procreate to ensure accurate dimensions and angles in your drawing
  • Sketching the Composition: Master sketching the basic shape of a house and its surroundings
  • Creating Line Art and Color Fill: Enhance your illustration with detailed line art and vibrant colors, bringing your sketch to life with a playful and friendly look
  • Adding Details and Textures: Explore techniques for adding textures and details to your scene, such as bushes, clouds, and roof tiles
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Serene Lake

Heya Flocreators! Let’s create a gorgeous looking landscape together. During this step by step tutorial we’ll paint a serene lake scene with a variety of Flotastic brushes. I’ll take you through all the steps, so let’s go ahead and have some create fun!

Brushes used:

  • Script Brush
  • Flotastic Brush
  • Rounded Rough
  • Flat Painter
  • Soft Brush
  • Smear it Around
  • On the Flo
  • Wild Grass
  • Rough Spackles
  • Flower Field
  • Flotastic Inker

Canvas Size:

  • 4000 x 3000 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Layered Landscapes: Building depth with multiple layers for distant mountains, hills, and a grassy plane, making use of different colors and brushes for texture
  • Detailed Textures: Adding texture to landscapes with various brushes to simulate rocky terrains, grassy fields, and fluffy clouds, enhancing realism
  • Dynamic Clouds: Crafting expressive clouds by layering colors and shapes, then refining with highlights and shadows for a vibrant sky
  • Water Reflections: Simulating water reflections by duplicating, flipping, and adjusting the opacity of background layers, then adding highlights for surface ripples
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Sunflower Field

Heya Flocreators! Dive into our latest Procreate painting tutorial and master the art of creating a breathtaking painterly sunflower field in just 35 minutes. I designed this step-by-step guide in my Flo lab and it’s perfect both beginners and seasoned Flocreators using Procreate. Learn to use the brushes that come with Procreate to bring your impressionistic landscapes to life.

Brushes used:

  • Acrylic Brush
  • Turpentine Brush
  • Inker Brush
  • Thylicine Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2300 x 3000 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Creating a Base Layer and Ground Plane: Learn how to lay down the initial colors for your landscape
  • Texture and Detailing: Master the use of the Turpentine brush to add texture and depth to your painting, making the scene come alive with expressive brushstrokes
  • Sky and Cloud Formation: Explore techniques to create a dynamic sky, using a blend of colors and the smudge tool to craft clouds with a realistic, fluffy appearance
  • Final Touches and Lighting: Discover how to add final touches that enhance the overall lighting and composition, including a vignette effect to focus the viewer’s attention
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Winter Landscape

In this fun and easy Procreate tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating this stylized winter landscape full of color. You’ll get familiar with tools like alpha lock and make use of the selection tool. By the end of the tutorial you will have an illustration to be proud of. So have fun!

Brushes used:

  • Soft Brush
  • Script Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2300 x 3000 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Layer Management: Master the art of organizing multiple layers for creating complex scenes, including the use of clipping masks and alpha lock for detailed texturing
  • Creating Gradients: Utilize the soft brush for blending colors and creating soft gradients
  • Selection Tool Mastery: Learn to use the selection tool effectively for creating shapes and filling them with color, perfect for crafting trees and clouds with precision
  • Adding Textures and Details: Explore techniques for adding textures and details to your landscape, from jagged mountain edges to fluffy, dimensional clouds
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Warm Sunrise Landscape

In this tutorial, we’ll create a stunning sunrise landscape in Procreate. I have added all the brushes we’ll be using and a color palette of course. I’ll guide you through all the steps in this easy and fun project.

Brushes used:

  • Soft Brush
  • Script Brush
  • Tree Brush
  • Acrylic Brush
  • Dry Brush
  • Basic Sketcher
  • Smudgy Hair Brush

Canvas Size:

  • 2300 x 3000 pixels

Skills Learned:

  • Gradient Creation: Learn to blend colors seamlessly to create a vibrant sky at dawn using the soft brush and varying opacities
  • Layering Techniques: Master the art of layering to build depth in your landscape, from distant hills to foreground details
  • Mist and Atmosphere: Add atmospheric effects like mist and glow to your landscape, creating a sense of morning freshness
  • Lighting and Shadow: Understand the principles of lighting and shadow to add dimension and drama to your sunrise landscape